Sunday Show Ratings, 5.15.14: ABC, CBS Split The Difference

CBS’s “Face the Nation” was the top rated Sunday show again last week -but ABC’s “This Week” managed to win the key 25-54 year old demographic. Both shows were up slightly compared to last week in overall viewers – 5.8% and 5% respectively. In the demo, ABC was up 11.5% while CBS was down 14.7%.

NBC’s beleaguered “Meet the Press” -which has not ranked higher than 3rd place in overall viewers since April 6 -was given a reprieve this week, as it was preempted by coverage of Barclay’s Premier League soccer.

The numbers for May 11:

Network

Program

Total Viewers

A25-54

CBS

“Face the Nation”

3.06M

724K

ABC

“This Week”

2.75M

860K

FOX

“Fox News Sunday”

1.24M

372K

UNI

“Al Punto”

665K

324K

NBC

“Meet the Press”

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“Face the Nation” is based on the first half-hour only, as the full contiguous hour aired in just 50% of the country.

Compared to the same week last year, only “This Week” grew in both ratings measurements, up +20% in total viewers and +22% in A25-54 viewers. “Face the Nation” was up +4% in total viewers and down -13% in the demo, while “Fox News Sunday” and “Al Punto” were down across the board.